Teacher Resources

Reference Resources
Visual Thesaurus	Thesaurus.com	Library of Congress	Real-Time Data
RefDesk	InfoPlease	Children's Book Council	Merriam-Webster Dictionary
KidsClick	Educator's Ref Desk	4Kids	U.S. Department of Education
National Standards for Students
Instructional Resources
Nettrekker	Instructional Lesson Links	ABC Teach	Schrock's Guide for Educators
Internet4Teachers	Awesome Library	Busy Teacher's Website	Blue Web'n
Technology Integration Sites	ALA|Great Sites for Kids	Shambles Teaching & Learning	Math Hunt by skills
Social Studies Resources	Classroom Resources	ThinkQuest	Xpeditions/Activities
Virtual Labs	Cyberguide	Thinking Fountain	SAILOn
Virtual Field Trips	Edutopia	Scholastic Activites	Virtual Cameras
Online Projects	Marcia's Lessons	EcoHealth	Journey North
Teaching with the Web	Intel Teach to the Future	AlphaBites	Interactivities by Theme
Education World	Math Forum	Top 101 Web Sites for Teachers	Best of History Web Sites
K-5 Science	Best Ed.Sites	Social Studies Web Sitesfor Teachers	Teacher Planet
A+ Sites for Teachers	The Lesson Plans Page	100 Helpful Websites for New Teachers	Foreign Language Teacher Forum
Tools
EdHelper	Midlink Teacher Tools	Enchanted Learning	Math Benchmarks
PASS	Teach-nology	Web Based Bookmarks	Aunty Math Challenges
CLEAR	TeacherVision	Mrs. Alphabet	Graphic Organizers
Scholastic	Worksheets	Newsletter Templates	Filamentality
Teaching Tools	Quiz Creator	RHLSchool	Free Pictures
Online Phonics Activities	ESL Journal	Free Translator	WebQuest Templates
Lesson Plan Builder	TECHTools	Free Translation	Read,Write,Think
Sites For Teachers	Instructional Strategies	AltaVista Translator	Tool Makers
Rubric Builder	Teaching Methods	The Teacher's Corner	Teachers.Net
The Best on the Web for Teachers	Foreign Language Forum
Technology Tutorials
Internet4Classrooms Tutorials	Techie Tutorials	Office 2007 & 2003 Tutorials	PowerPoint in the Classroom
PowerPoint Basics	Epson Presenters Online	KidPix Resources
Other
Primary Games	Fun Brain	BrainPOP	Bartleby
ThinkQuest	Homework Helper	Department of Education	TechTorials
Storybook Tutorial	Maxwell Links	Funschool	Online Books
Teacher's Domain	Bilingual Ed Specialists	Storybook Tutorial	inTASC Technology Assessment Study Collaborative
Technology and Learning Magazine	Leading with Technology and Learning- Published by ISTE	George Lucas Educational Foundation -includes a superb video gallery	NCREL (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory) Educational Technology Resources
Southwest Educational Development Library	Wired Magazine's News	CNET's News	MindWriteby Miguel Guhlin
Discovery Learningby Patsy Lanclos

Recommended Books
(Related to educational technology issues)

1. Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age by Sara Armstrong
2. The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World by Lawrence Lessig
3. Being Digital by Nicholas Negraponte
4. High Tech, High Touch by John Naisbitt
5. Growing Up Digital by Don Tapscott
6. Failure to Connect by Jane Healy
7. How Children Fail by John Holt
8. Empowering Students with Technology by Alan November
9. Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman
10. Technopoly by Neil Postman
11. The Future and Its Enemies by Virginia Postrel
12. Oversold and Underused by Larry Cuban
13. Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
14. The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School by Neil Postman
15. The Flickering Mind by Todd Oppenheimer
16. Raw Materials for the Mind by David Warlick
17. Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century by David Warlick
18. Teaching with the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen
19. Margin by Richard Swenson

Articles and Research

1. 21st Century Skills by Cheryl Lemke (www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm)- A research-based discussion of the skills needed by students and workers in the emerging Digital Age.
2. Milken Family Foundation Educational Technology articles (www.mff,org/edtech/article.taf)
3. Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi)

eBooks
(These are not necessarily about EdTech issues but that are free)
1. Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org)
2. Manybooks.net (www.manybooks.net)
3. TechLearning eBooks- These ARE on EdTech issues! (www.techlearning.com/content/epubs)